Project Manager, Clinical Equipment Planner (New St. Paul's)

Providence Healthcare Pty Ltd.; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 64,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits package

Pension plan

Growth opportunities

State-of-the-art facilities

Job summary

Providence Health Care seeks a Project Manager, Clinical Equipment Planning, to join the New St. Paul’s Hospital initiative in Vancouver.

You will coordinate equipment needs, develop technical specs, and lead procurement with cross-functional teams to ensure a smooth transition from project delivery to operational readiness. You will develop equipment lists, assist with budgets, and manage data libraries, schedules, and risk, while collaborating with clinical planners and facilities teams to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering, clinical engineering, biomedical technology, or health technology plus 5–7 years of related experience with complex medical equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to assess, plan and coordinate medical equipment and architectural plans, inventory control or materials management.

Responsibilities

• Develops strategies to manage and minimize PHC's risk associated with budget, design integration, equipment specification, and installation/commissioning of all project related medical equipment.
• Establishes detailed project charters, plans and objectives to outline timelines and project deliverables and requirements.
• Assists in the development of the budget and assists in developing a procurement strategy, including organizing equipment based on dollar value.
• Coordinates activities with the project team, purchasing department, and key stakeholders to produce procurement documents for required medical equipment.
• Interacts with architectural and engineering consultants to ensure infrastructure requirements and equipment compatibility.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational abilities

multitasking

Budgeting

Procurement

Stakeholder management

Data management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering or related field

Job description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $46.37/Hr. - CAD $66.66/Hr.

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The hours of work, including start and stop times, days off, work area and work site may be subject to change consistent with operations requirements and applicable provisions of the Collective Agreement and statutes. Testing may be required. A criminal record check may be required

Summary

With New St. Paul’s Hospital scheduled to open in February 2027, we are entering the final phase of this transformative project. This temporary role offers a unique opportunity to join the team at the finish line and make a lasting impact on a once-in-a-generation health care initiative. The successful candidate will work with a team of project managers that is already working on-site at New St. Paul’s Hospital, actively preparing the facility for opening by overseeing the installation and commissioning of clinical equipment and supporting the transition from project delivery to operational readiness.The Project Manager, Clinical Equipment Planning:

• coordinates clinical equipment needs throughout the planning & execution process, including the development of technical specifications and undertakes inventory assessment of existing clinical equipment
• develops the preliminary equipment list
• assists with budgeting
• leads the procurement and planning of equipment installations in conjunction with multiple project planning team members
• develops and maintains a data sheet library and equipment data base for assigned projects

What You Bring

Education

• A level of education, training and experience equivalent to a Bachelors degree in Biomedical Engineering, clinical engineering, biomedical technology, or health technology plus five (5) to seven (7) years recent, related experience with complex medical equipment.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong analytical skills and organizational abilities demonstrated through related work experience.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to assess, plan and coordinate medical equipment and architectural plans, inventory control or materials management.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, plan, organize, prioritize and implement.
• Demonstrated ability to work within a project environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work in detail.
• Demonstrated ability to persuade and mediate multiple stakeholders and project team members both internally and externally.
• Working understanding of computer technology and software applications including databases, spreadsheets and word processing.

What We Offer

• A competitive salary: The salary range for this position is $46.37 - $57.96 per hour, depending on experience.
• Growth opportunities: We welcome individuals at all stages of their career, offering opportunities for professional development and growth.
• State-of-the-art facilities: The new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will be the most innovative approach to the delivery of integrated care in B.C. and Canada, designed to appropriately address the future health needs of patients, families, and our communities. From hospital care to primary and community health solutions, the new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will continue to lead innovations in care, research, and teaching. The new St. Paul’s Hospital is expected to open in 2027.
• Inclusive culture: We respect the diversity, dignity and interdependence of all persons. We value the cultural richness that our diverse workforce brings to the care of our equally diverse population of patients and residents.
• A comprehensive health benefits package including dental, vision, and life insurance as well as pension.

Your Day to Day:

The Project Manager:

• Develops strategies to manage and minimize PHC's risk associated with budget, design integration, equipment specification, and installation/commissioning of all project related medical equipment. Manages risks and issues related to equipment to ensure project integrity. Escalates issues as appropriate.
• Establishes detailed project charters, plans and objectives to outline timelines and project deliverables and requirements.
• Assists in the development of the budget and assists in developing a procurement strategy, including organizing equipment based on dollar value. Confirms available funding.
• Coordinates activities, in collaboration with the project team, purchasing department, and key stakeholders, to produce procurement documents for required medical equipment that meets user needs while conforming to established purchasing standards and policies.
• Working in conjunction with architectural and engineering consultants, identifies infrastructure requirements, and potential equipment makes and models to reduce installation and budget risk, and to ensure established standard, user needs, and safety protocols are maintained during equipment selection, installation and user training.
• Consults with Clinical and Facility Planners and ensures that the facility design accommodates and supports both potential and already selected equipment, with a view to future flexibility. Prepares equipment lists and reviews equipment lists and architectural plans with stakeholder departments to ensure that spatial, electrical, plumbing, and utilization requirements are met.
• Performs site inspections to ensure that proper dimensional allowances and services have been provided for selected equipment installations.
• Develops project schedules and ensures activities and cost targets are adhered to by working with user groups to complete tasks assigned by target dates. Identifies and reports equipment related problems and/or deviation from the approved plan. Prepares justification reports as necessary to accompany any requested equipment changes.
• Conducts technical research to ensure evidence-based information is provided throughout the project planning processes. Identifies project critical path issues and produces relevant progress reports.
• Develops strategies and processes for collecting, tracking, reviewing and maintaining all clinical equipment data.
• Participates in and attends related meetings and committees as required.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Who We Are:

Providence Health Care is one of the largest faith-based health care organizations in Canada. For the people at Providence, living our Mission, Vision and Values means providing British Columbians with compassionate, socially just, exceptional and innovative care every day.

From our humble roots 129 years ago, Providence has grown into globally renowned research, teaching, and care organization. As individuals within a mission-driven organization, we choose to be part of Providence Health Care because we value the organization’s long commitment to social justice and compassionate care, and its commitment to the process of Truth and Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

We acknowledge that Providence Health Care and the new St. Paul’s Hospital site is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations